Stephen Colbert uses '90s pop culture to mock Hillary Clinton's plans for Bill

Stephen Colbert mocks Hillary for saying she would put Bill in charge of economic revitalization

(Image credit: Late Show)

published 17 May 2016

Over the weekend, Hillary Clinton "unveiled her secret weapon to fix the economy," Stephen Colbert said on Monday's Late Show. It's putting Bill Clinton in charge of revitalizing growth. Colbert trotted out his Bill Clinton impersonation, then got down to business — business, in this case, being a trip down memory lane. "Things were pretty good under Bill Clinton — just imagine if we could bring back the 1990s," he said, and his impressive use of '90s pop culture moments ends with something of a warning to Bill (courtesy of Britney Spears), and perhaps to Hillary if she plans to make her husband too big a part of her campaign. Watch below. Peter Weber

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Peter has worked as a news and culture writer and editor at The Week since the site's launch in 2008. He covers politics, world affairs, religion and cultural currents. His journalism career began as a copy editor at a financial newswire and has included editorial positions at The New York Times Magazine, Facts on File, and Oregon State University.